After getting off the train, rows of platforms were neatly arranged horizontally, filled with a huge crowd of people and all sorts of faces.
People carrying large and small bags of luggage surged toward the exit.
As soon as I stepped off the train, the heat wave of early spring in the south hit me, a stuffy, humid feeling mixed with intense heat that enveloped me.
"It's still the same feeling. This familiar climate is exactly the same as in my previous life, completely lacking the cool and crisp atmosphere of the Northwest."
Xia Enruo stared at the crowd, feeling as if she had been struck in the head. She could sense what it would be like 40 years from now, and felt an indescribable sense of nostalgia.
It was Ge Qiuqin and Zhao Minghui's first time in Guangzhou, and they were very excited.
Having grown up in the northwest region of China, the two of them found the climate here unbearable.
"Enruo, the weather is so hot. Luckily, I listened to you and changed into the thinnest silk summer clothes halfway through. Does Guangzhou still feel like spring?"
It felt just like August or September where I live; I was sweating profusely, like I was in a sauna.
Ge Qiuqin had no choice but to put her hair up and follow Xia Enruo with her suitcase.
Zhao Minghui, wearing a shirt that was soaked with sweat and clinging to his body, walked beside Xia Enruo as her bodyguard, afraid that something might go wrong with his boss.
"Boss Xia, Guangzhou is indeed the South. The climate is so different from our North. I've never traveled far from home since I was a child."
This is the farthest I've ever traveled, and I was quite looking forward to it, but I can't adapt to the climate at once.
Xia Enru smiled. She knew that the two of them were born and raised in the Northwest and were naturally not used to the South.
The first time I came here in my past life, it was in the height of summer.
I was so hot and stuffy that after the meeting I spent the whole day shopping and then I took a plane home.
As I visited more often, I gradually got used to it.
"It can only be said that our country is vast and rich in resources, with all kinds of local customs, cultures and climates."
It will be fine in a couple of days. This Canton Fair is expected to last for 20 days, so we will have quite a long time to learn more about our country's door to the outside world.
It serves as a compass for future business decisions.
Guangzhou Railway Station is indeed large, and its interior garden design reflects the characteristics of Lingnan. The station is divided into three parts, left, center and right, by gardens.
The entire station building has excellent lighting and ventilation; it truly lives up to its reputation as a grand city.
Compared to Yongning City, this place is practically a product of a next era.
The train station hadn't changed much. Xia Enru stared at the station, which hadn't changed in 40 years, and imagined how different it would be 40 years later.
She is now truly enjoying the experience of time travel, from feeling uncomfortable to adapting, and now to enjoying life in the present moment.
As a time traveler, she was lucky.
We witnessed the dramatic changes that have taken place in China over the past 40 years, even at a speed exceeding the speed of light.
She is also about to catch the new economic wave of reform and opening up, and make her mark in this era of abundant opportunities, striving to create a happy future for herself and her family.
Ge Qiuqin and Zhao Minghui were stunned by the bustling scene before them.
They stood there blankly, not even blinking, as if afraid of missing something.
"It's so beautiful and advanced. Compared to where we are, this place is more than ten years ahead."
Looking at it this way, it's clear that development in our Northwest region is still lagging behind.
Xia Enruo deeply resonated with Ge Qiuqin's sentiments, realizing that this sentiment was true not only in the 1980s but also in the future of the 21st century.
The bustling prosperity of first-tier cities and the down-to-earth charm of the Northwest region still present a stark contrast.
Without comparison, one cannot truly understand the myriad aspects of human life.
People living in the bright lights and bustling city can hardly understand the feelings of people in the rural Northwest who go hungry day after day.
"Isn't it amazing! This is the significance of coming here. When you come here, you will find that what is new and exciting in our place is already commonplace here."
Let's go out and grab something to eat first, then we'll go back to the hotel.
Xia Enruo took Ge Qiuqin's hand, afraid that she would get lost in the crowd.
The two women, dressed in smart silk suits, still stood out in the crowd with their hair up and their exquisite makeup.
People occasionally glanced at the two of them, but upon seeing Zhao Minghui's serious and tall figure, they all kept their distance.
The eight familiar characters "Unify the Motherland, Revitalize China" still stand on the roof of the train station as you exit the station.
Huge billboards for Nippon Seiko (Japan) stand on both sides, informing business people of the bustling import and export trade here.
Xia Enruo looked back at the eight familiar characters and led the two towards the plaza outside the station.
The three of them found a restaurant nearby to fill their stomachs, then took a taxi to the five-star Garden Hotel.
When the taxi driver heard where they wanted to go, he gave the three of them a special look.
He knew the significance of the Garden Hotel; it was Guangzhou's first super five-star hotel, and it also symbolized Guangzhou's status as a major import and export trading city in the country.
Those who stay here are all wealthy and influential, many of them foreign businessmen.
Judging from their distinguished attire, the three men were clearly in business.
After checking in, Xia Enruo and her two companions took a short nap at noon and then began their Guangzhou trip in the afternoon. Since the Guangzhou Import and Export Trade Fair was starting the next day, they only had half a day to wander around.
Xia Enru led the two to experience the hotel's various services and tour the decor.
Although my own Heshun Four Seasons Hotel is still very luxurious, it is still insignificant in terms of the introduction of catering brands and service facilities compared to this place.
The three of them watched and learned from the advanced experience.
Ge Qiuqin was taking notes in her notebook, her concentration evident.
Xia Enruo was very pleased, feeling that she had not made the wrong choice in the end. With their help around her, she was sure that the business would not fail.
Arriving at the shopping mall, Xia Enruo saw luxury brands for the first time in the 1980s.
Because Guangzhou opened up its economy very early, many well-known international luxury brands have already established themselves there.
I saw most of the brands I used to frequent in my past life in this shopping mall.
Xia Enruo suddenly felt her blood rushing to her head, as if she had returned to her home turf. In her past life, shopping could cure everything, and it would be the same in this life.
He led Ge Qiuqin and Zhao Minghui for a stroll in the mall, but the sparse crowd puzzled Ge Qiuqin.
"Enruo, didn't you say Guangzhou's economy is good? This mall is so quiet and there's hardly anyone here. It's full of brands I've never seen before. The storefronts look nice, though, so why are there so few customers!"
Ge Qiuqin muttered to herself.
"Sister Qiuqin, the brands here are all luxury goods, and very few people can afford them, so of course there are very few customers."
Unlike the department stores back home, which are always packed with people and bustling with activity.
"Luxury goods? What exactly is a luxury item?"
Ge Qiuqin was completely confused, and Zhao Minghui naturally didn't understand Xia Enruo's words either.
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